Ataturk in Beans

Artist George Segal (American, 1924 - 2000)

Date1984

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 13 13/16 × 19 9/16 inches (35.1 × 49.68 cm)
Sheet: 16 × 20 inches (40.64 × 50.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Donald Lokuta and Melissa Tomich

Object number2020.16.1

SignedOn sheet verso, lower right corner, stamped, in black ink: "Photograph by George Segal / From the Collection of / Donald Lokuta"

InscribedOn sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "ATATURK IN BEANS 1984"; On sheet verso, upper right corner, in pencil: "1984"

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DescriptionImage of a man standing with his arms crossed. Textiles are display on the wall behind him while others are folded on a nearby table. On the right half of the frame is a figure in profile that appears to be created from beans.Provenance

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George Segal, New York, NY;
Acquired from George Segal by Donald Lokuta, Union, NJ;
Given by Donald Lokuta to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2020.

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